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Friday, March 15, 2013  Prosecutors vow to re-try the case.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The jury was dismissed Thursday evening without reaching a verdict.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Judge Daniel Wilson dismissed the jury until 9 a.m. on Monday when closing arguments are expected to begin.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Case should wrap up early next week.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Brian Tate was the primary topic of conversation Wednesday morning at the first degree trial of Seth Techel.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Week three of the first degree murder trial of Seth Techel began with the state resting its case.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Jurors in the first degree murder trial of Seth Techel began week three, right where week two left off,  watching the DVD of DCI Special Agent Chris Thomas interview Techel on the afternoon of May 26.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Jurors in the first degree murder trial of Seth Techel heard the voice of the accused murderer this morning.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  There was plenty of dramatic testimony in the first degree murder trial of Seth Techel Thursday morning.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  The Ottumwa Police Department said it appears to have been an accident.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  The remains of a human body found in Henry County about ten miles west of Mt. Plesant last month have been identified as female.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  One person is dead after a one-vehicle crash in Appanoose County Saturday night.

Wednesday, November 03, 2010  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  A body found in the Mississippi River north of Burlington has been identified as a Davenport man who drowned.